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WEBVTT >> A CHICKEN IN EVERY POT, A CAR IN EVERY GARAGE, IN THE AIR, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS IN YOUR KITCHEN. BUT IT’S PLAIN TO SEE A HOOVER-ERA PROMISE ON THE ROADS CAME TRU ONLY, WITH ONE GLANCE, YOU’LL KNOW THIS AIN’T YOUR FATHER’S OLDSMOBILE. >> THIS STILL COOL?? >> IT IS COOL EVERYTIME I SEE BELIEVE IT OR NOT. JUST THAT FACT THAT THERE IS NO HUMAN DRIVING IN THERE. REPORTER: YOU HEARD RIGHT. ANUJA SONALKER AND I ARE PASSENGERS AS A COMPUTER TAKES THE MOST MUNDANE AND SOMETIMES TIME-CONSUMING PART OF DRIVING OUT OF OUR HANDS PARKING AND SHE’S COUNTING ON YOU GETTING HOOKED ON HER AUTOMATED PARKING COMPANY STEER. >> CONVENIENCE REALLY IS A NARCOTIC. ONCE YOU EXPERIENCE CONVENIENCE IT IS VERY, VERY, VERY HARD TO GO BACK. REPORTER WE GOT A DEMONSTRATION OF HOW IT ALLOWS YOU TO PULL UP TO YOUR DESTINATION HIT A BUTTON ON THEIR APP AND THE CAR DOES THE REST, ALONE, SEARCHING FOR A SPOT IN A STEER-ENABLED PARKING AREA. AND IT WILL DO THE REVERSE WHEN YOU’RE READY TO GO. >> MISSED TRAINS, MISSED MEETINGS. I SAY, OK, WE ARE GOING TO FIX THIS. WE’RE GOING TO USE TECHNOLOGY AS WE KNOW IT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. REPORTER: THERE IS A WAITLIST FOR PEOPLE LOOKING TO RETROFIT THEIR CARS. SOME IN ANTICIPATION OF WHAT WILL BE CREATED HERE. THE MERRIWEATHER DISTRICT AN URBAN CENTER WITH HOMES, SHOPS, OFFICES, A HOTEL. AND WHERE YOU CAN LEAVE THE PARKING TO YOUR CAR DRIVEN BY STEE A FIRST IN THE NATION. AND FROM THE URBAN TO THE SUBURBAN AND ON THE OPEN ROAD. COMPUTER-ASSISTED DRIVING HAS ALREADY ARRIVED BEYOND THE PARKING LOT. MERGING ONTO INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL HAVE TO KEEP PACE. >> AS THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE VEHICLES GET SMARTER WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE IT AND DATA INFRASTRUCTURE TO HANDLE THAT. REPORTER: MARYLAND STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR GARY SLATER SAYS HE SEES POSITIVES FOR SAFETY, GREATER ACCESS FOR OLDER OR DISABLED DRIVERS, AND PERHAPS A MORE EFFICIENT COMMUTE SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD. >> IT TAKE SOME OF THAT HUMAN ELEMENT OUT OF THIS IN A POSITIVE WAY WHERE WE CAN REALLY IMPROVE THE SAFETY IN OPERATIONS. REPORTER: FOR INSTANCE SENSORS , ALERT A SYSTEM LIKE STEER TO APPEAR IN ITS PATH. WE SAW IT IN ACTION. AND I ALSO RODE ALONG AS IT HUNTED FOR A SPACE >> WHEN THIS CAR GOES TO PARK ITSELF, THIS IS AN EMPTY CAR THE IDEA IS THAT IT’S GOING TO SEARCH FOR THE FIRST EMPTY SPACE IN A PARKING LOT THAT IS ALREADY SET UP FOR STEER, IT FINDS ITS SPACE AND PUTS ITSELF IN IT. IT CAN BE PROGRAMMED TO PARK WITHIN 2 CENTIMETERS OF ANOTHER CARS. A TIGHT SQUEEZE, BUT A SPACE SAVER IN GARAGES. STEER DOESN’T GO OUT ON THE STREET ONLY IN DESIGNATED AREAS LIKE THIS DEMO LOT. AS FOR CARS DESTINED TO BE ON THE ROAD, THEY ARE BEING DISCUSSED BY MARYLAND’S CONNECTED AND AUTOMATED VEHICLE WORKING GROUP. >> WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS ARE ON THE LEGAL SIDE, THE REGULATORY SIDE . HOW DOES IT HANDLE PEDESTRIANS, HOW DOES IT HANDLE BICYCLISTS, HOW DOES IT HANDLE FREIGHT MOVEMENT AND PASSENGER VEHICLES ? BUT ALSO THINGS LIKE WEATHER IN MARYLAND WE GET ALL SEASONS SO HOW DOES IT HANDLE A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW OR ICE OR FOG? REPORTER: JUST REMEMBER, CRUZ CONTROL WAS ONCE THE IN THING. WELL, WE’RE ABOUT TO HIT ANOTHER GEAR READY OR NOT. JASON NEWTON, WBAL-TV 11 NEWS. STAN: SOMETHING TELLS ME THE JETS IN MOBILE IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON PRICIN